The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Björn Merker at Cologne 2025: 1:09:02, 49th of 494 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:38 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cologne ran fast: the 1,229 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:24 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 4:37v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:25v median −0:15
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 4:25v median −0:31
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 4:28v median −0:31
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:23v median −0:45
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:15v median −0:46
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Block 07 8:05Running 7 4:12v median −0:52
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Block 08 10:22Running 8 5:05v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 493
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 493 men who finished.